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Greek moderate conservatives set to win in EU elections
euronews (in English)
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13/05/2024
The local EPP affiliates of New Democracy are among the few ruling parties in the EU that are topping the polls in the European elections.
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An exclusive Euronews poll is predicting a win for the incumbent Greek centre-right New
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Democracy party in the European Parliament elections in June.
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It shows the party lost 3% of its support between March and May, but still came out
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on top.
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It's been one year since Greeks went to the polls and elected New Democracy, led by Prime
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Minister Hiriakos Mitsotakis, and the party appears to be retaining its popularity over
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its moderate left-wing rivals Syriza and PASOK.
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The Superpoll put Syriza in second place and PASOK third.
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Mitsotakis leads Syriza's candidate for Prime Minister, Stefanos Kasalakis, by more than
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20%.
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Greece is somewhat of an outlier.
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Most of the European ruling parties are likely to face setbacks in the elections.
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Mitsotakis' New Democracy is expected to win one more seat in the European Parliament.
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And Syriza could keep its four seats in the European left benches.
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PASOK appears set to secure three MEPs to the Social and Democrats group.
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The Greek Solution party is expected to grow and send two MEPs to the European Conservatives
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and Reformers.
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The Communist Party of Greece could have two seats in the non-attached group.
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With the far-right Spartans movement out of the race, the ultra-conservatives' votes could
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be absorbed by New Democracy.
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The ruling party has taken steps to move away from the far-right, with Mitsotakis recently
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legalising same-sex marriage.
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The country's Supreme Court barred the Spartans over its alleged ties with the banned far-right
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Golden Dawn party.
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The results mean that controversial New Democracy candidate Fredi Boleri could have a shot at
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entering the European Parliament.
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Boleri is serving a two-year prison sentence in Albania for election fraud.
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will begin on June the 9th.
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